September
10
/ 2014
Archaeologists working at an archaeological site in Shaanxi Province in China have unearthed a spectacular tomb which belonged to the grandmother of Qin Shi Huang, the First Emperor of China, whose mausoleum is famous world-wide for its Terracotta Army. The newly-discovered tomb is among the largest tombs ever discovered in the country, second only to the tomb of the Emperor himself. According to a report on China.org.cn, the tomb, which dates back approximately 2,200 years, was discovered during excavations ahead of the construction of a new campus for Xi’an University of Finance and economics, and measures an enormous 550 metres in length and 310 metres in width. Although excavations are ongoing, archaeologists have already found two amazingly well-preserved carried pulled
